First COVID-19 Case Confirmed In Hill County

By Paul Dragu on March 25, 2020

Hill County has its first confirmed case of COVID-19.

The 60-year-old man who tested positive has been instructed to isolate himself at home until he’s fully recovered, according to a press release from the Joint Information Center, a collection of representatives from local health organizations.

The man was “more than likely” infected during out-of-state-travel, according to the Hill County Health Department.

Public health nurses will talk to the man and find out where he’s been in the past two weeks and who he’s had contact with.

Fourteen people have been tested in Hill County, Health Department Director Kim Larson said.

The incubation period for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, is 14 days. That means someone who’s been exposed to the virus is likely to get sick within two weeks, “if at all,” according to the release.

“We hope residents will continue to practice good personal hygiene and distance themselves socially to help prevent the spread of the disease now that it’s officially here in the county,” the release said.